IP Library Granted Patent US 9,810,093
Granted Patent B2
US 9,810,093 · App. 13/768,579 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Gas turbine and gas turbine power facilities

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Patent No.
US 9,810,093
App. No.
13/768,579
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a gas turbine and a gas turbine power facility which flexibly accommodate changes in layout of devices and in user's needs. This invention includes an air compressor 1 ; a turbine 2 coaxially coupled to the compressor 1 ; a turbine casing 4 accommodating the compressor 1 and the turbine 2 ; a compressor output shaft 23 for coupling rotary devices including a power generator 200 , the compressor output shaft 22 protruding from the turbine casing 4 towards the compressor 1 ; and a turbine output shaft 23 for coupling the rotary devices, the turbine output shaft 23 protruding from the turbine casing 4 towards the turbine 2.

Claims (28)

1. A gas turbine comprising:

an air compressor,

a turbine coaxially coupled to the compressor,

a turbine casing accommodating the compressor and the turbine,

a compressor output shaft protruding from the turbine casing towards a side opposite to the turbine,

a turbine output shaft protruding from the turbine casing towards a side opposite to the compressor,

a compressor side mounting section provided at a section of the turbine casing that is near the compressor;

a turbine side mounting section provided at a section of the turbine casing that is near the turbine, and

a rigid structure support member and a flexible structure support member that are used as a pair, wherein:

only one of the compressor output shaft and the turbine output shaft is connected to a rotary device,

the rigid structure support member is mounted to the compressor side mounting section or the turbine side mounting section, whichever is closer to the rotary device,

the flexible structure support member is mounted to the compressor side mounting section or the turbine side mounting section, whichever is more distant from the rotary device, and

the rigid structure support member is more rigid than the flexible structure support member.

2. The gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein:

the rigid structure support member is fixedly mounted to one of the compressor side mounting section and the turbine side mounting section, and the flexible structure support member is pivotably mounted to the other of the compressor side mounting section and the turbine side mounting section.

3. The gas turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising any one of:

a first exhaust casing of an axial exhaust flow structure, the first exhaust casing being fitted at the turbine casing when the rotary device is connected to the compressor output shaft; and

a second exhaust casing of a radial exhaust flow structure, the second exhaust casing being fitted at the turbine casing when the rotary device is connected to the turbine output shaft.

4. A gas turbine power facility comprising:

the gas turbine of claim 3 ; and

the rotary device connected to the gas turbine.

5. A gas turbine power facility comprising:

the gas turbine of claim 3 ;

the rotary device connected to the gas turbine; and

a steam turbine connected to the gas turbine via the rotary device.

6. The gas turbine according to claim 2 , further comprising any one of:

a first exhaust casing of an axial exhaust flow structure, the first exhaust casing being fitted at the turbine casing when the rotary device is connected to the compressor output shaft; and

a second exhaust casing of a radial exhaust flow structure, the second exhaust casing being fitted at the turbine casing when the rotary device is connected to the turbine output shaft.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033763/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2013
From: TSUKIDATE, HIRONORI; KUROKI, HIDETOSHI; SANO, ATSUSHI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030128/0960 →